Ex-YAS official to face music
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 19:
Close on the heels of serving a show cause notice on former Secretary in-charge of Board of Secondary Education, Manipur seeking explanation on why action should not be initiated against him in connection with irregularities in appointment of some employees on contract basis and the amount of the salary given deducted from his salary, the High Powered Committee headed by the Chief Secretary as the Chairman has also served a similar notice on a former Director of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The show cause notices have been served in line with the Manipur Government Servant Personnel Liability Act.
The show cause notice to the former Director of Youth Affairs and Sports was served after recording the statements of the officials of the Departments in connection with misutilisation (not allowing to go to their place of posting) of 18 Physical Education Teachers (PETs), disclosed a reliable source to The Sangai Express.
The former Director has also been asked to explain as to why the total amount of two months' salaries given to the PETs should not be recovered from him to reimburse the same to the Government, the source added.
The source speculated the possibility of involvement of some Ministers and MLAs in the case and said a Committee with Chief Minister as the Chairman would decide on the nature of the penalty to be awarded to the Ministers and the MLAs if they were found involved in the case.
Under the Act, the High Powered Committee has also given necessary instruction for recovering a sum of around Rs 7 lakhs paid by Tribal Development Corporation as advance payment to a private firm from its Executive Engineer, the source further disclosed.
The Committee has also been discussing the action to be taken up in connection with appointment of more number of teachers than the actual posts approved by the State Cabinet in the schools under the District Councils, the source said.